Political Economy

Unit of study table

Master of Political Economy

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 18 credit points from core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 24 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study; and
(d) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study.
(e) The selective or elective units of study may include an optional specialisation in:
(i) Social Research; or
(ii) Country Risk Assessment

Graduate Diploma in Political Economy

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 credit points from selective units of study; and
(c) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study

Graduate Certificate in Political Economy

Students complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) a minimum of 6 credit points of core unit of study; and
(b) a maximum of 18 credit points from selective units of study.
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

ECOP6101
Political Economy: A Primer
6 
ECOP6103
Dynamics of Economic Change
6 
ECOP6115
History of Australian Capitalism
6 

Selective units of study

ECOP6010
International Trade: Theory and Practice
6 
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6 
ECOP6016
China in the Global Economy
6 
ECOP6017
Global Inequality
6 
ECOP6018
Economic Development: Growth and Wellbeing
6 
ECOP6031
Research in Political Economy
6 
ECOP6108
Economy-Environment Sustainability

6 
ECOP6601
Economic Cycles and Instability
6N ECOP3601
ECOP6613
Global Capitalism: Uneven Development
6N ECOP3613
ECOP6901
Finance and Economic Change
6 
ECOP6911
Theories in Political Economy
6P ECOP6101
N ECOP3911
ECOP6624
Gender, Work and Care in Economic Life
6N ECOP3624
SSPS6008
Universal Basic Income
6 

Elective units of study

CISS6006
Intervention and 'Fragile' States
6 
DVST6901
The Global Politics of Development
6N SSCP6900
DVST6902
Development: Communication and Education

6N SSCP6901
DVST6904
Rethinking Poverty
6 
GOVT6116
International Organisations
6 
GOVT6123
Globalisation and Governance
6 
PACS6911
Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
6N SCWK6930
PACS6934
Conflict-Sensitive Development Practice
6 
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6N SCWK6901
SCLG6700
Global and Regional Migration
6 
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States

6N SCWK6909
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6 
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6 

Capstone units of study

ECOP6121
Dissertation Part A
6P 24 credit points of units
C ECOP6031
ECOP6122
Dissertation Part B
6P ECOP6121
ECOP6033
Research Project
6P 24 credit Points

Optional Specialisations

Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Social Research specialisation

Core units
12 credit points from the following core units of study:
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6 
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6 
Elective units
6 credit points from the following elective units of study:
ECOP6031
Research in Political Economy
6 
FASS6001
Dimensions of Inequality
6 
GOVT6139
Research Design
6 
SSPS6004
Social Research Ethics
6N SCLG6902 or SCLG3003
SSPS6005
Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis
6 
SSPS6006
Data Analytics for Social Research
6N SSPS4102
SSPS6007
Intro to Computational Social Sciences
6 
Unit of studyCredit pointsA: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Country Risk Assessment specialisation

Core units
12 credit points from the following core units of study:
ECOP6012
Country Risk Analysis
6 
CISS6006
Intervention and 'Fragile' States
6 
Elective units
6 credit points from the following elective units of study:
SSPS6001
Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences
6 
SSPS6002
Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences
6